Hockey

World Ice Hockey Championships: Team Canada defeats Team USA for the fifteenth time ..ouch!

Gordie Howe is again the league MVP as well as the scored points champ

The first televised Hockey game aired October 11, 1952 on CBC

Boxing

Rocky Marciano wins the world heavyweight title by knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 rounds

Marciano is unbeaten in 43 bouts, winning 38 of them by a knock out

Joey Maxim defeats Sugar Ray Robinson in a unusual 14th round technical K.O. for the light-heavyweight belt
Robinson was winning the bout but was overcome by the 104° heat at Yankee Stadium and couldn't start the 14th round

Auto Racing

Indianapolis 500: Troy Ruttman,Ruttman was the youngest driver (22 years old) to win the Indianapolis 500

The Hudson Hornet was the car of the year winning 27 of the 34 sanctioned racesno other car company won over 3 races

Palm Beach Speedway both opened and closed the 1952 NASCAR season the only time a track would do that

Tim Flock won the Grand National Champion points competition after winning 8 of the 33 events driving of course, a Hudson

Horse Racing

Kentucky Derby: Hill Gail, Jockey - Eddie Arcaro

Hill Gail was injured and couldn't run in the other two legs of the Triple Crown